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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is the statistical agency responsible for the gathering of information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions in the Republic of Ireland, in particular the National Census which is held every five years. ...
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Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,836 km² Population (2006) 60,863 Website: www. ...
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Geevagh (Irish : Ghaobhach) is a village in the south east corner of County Sligo, Ireland. It takes its name from the Irish word "Gaobhach" meaning "windy valley". A description which accurately describes the surrounding countryside and its prominent climatic feature. Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,836 km² Population (2006) 60,863 Website: www. ...
Geevagh and the surrounding parish of the same name lies, in the main, wedged between Carran Hill (458m) to the north east and a series of drumlins to the south west, of roughly 170 metres in height. Two notable lakes lie encircled by these hills to the south west: Lough Bo (93m) and Lough Nasool (109m). Lough Nasool (Lake of the Eye) is unususal in that it has on several occasions drained away, and as of 2006 it is almost completely gone diverted into underground channels whose paths are not fully understood. Drumlin in Cato, New York A drumlin (Gaelic druim the crest of a hill) is an elongated whale-shaped hill formed by glacial action. ...
Lying just beyond the southern borders of Geevagh lies a much larger lake: Lough Arrow. To the east lies the border with County Roscommon and to the north beyond Carran Hill lies County Leitrim. To the west lies Riverstown, and the bulk of County Sligo. The underlying rock structure is a combination of limestone, shale and sandstone, many examples of which can be seen in the local stone walls. A blanket bog, as a result lies atop Carran Hill itself and indeed boggy land with poor quality soil is a feature of the local farms, the shallow soil being fertile enough to support only low density mixed farming of cattle and sheep. As a consequence of this, many local farmers supplement their meagre income from farming with wages from jobs in the local big town of Sligo. One of the few local industries that supplied work to generations of men from the locality was the Arigna mines, located near the community of Glenkillamey to the north of Geevagh. This mine in operation in one form or another since the eighteenth century provided a low grade coal to a small power station operated by the ESB (Electricity Supply Board) since 1958. However the mine closed for the last time in 1990 hitting the local communities hard, particularly in the Arigna/Glenkillamey area. Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Roscommon Code: RN Area: 2,547 km² (983 mi²) Population (2006) 58,700 Website: www. ...
Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2002) 25,799 Website: www. ...
Riverstown (Baile Idir dhá Abhainn in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
Lütt-Witt Moor, a bog in Henstedt-Ulzburg in northern Germany. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
Arigna (Irish An Airnigh) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. ...
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) (Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais in Irish), sometimes called ESB Ireland to differentiate it from US utilities, is responsible for generating most of the electricity in the Republic of Ireland. ...
1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
History
In common with much of County Sligo, there are many signs of ancient habitation in the locality, including cairns, megalithic tombs, and ring forts. Later signs of early christian structures includes the ruins of a church attributed to Saint Patrick. Many of these old structures have spawned a rich story-telling tradition in the locality with many outlandish tales explaining their origins, such as the tale "Balor of the Evil Eye" being associated with the disappearance of Lough Nasool. Megalithic tomb, Mane Braz, Brittany A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. ...
In Irish mythology, Balor (Balar, Bolar) of the Evil Eye was a king of the Fomorians, a race of giants. ...
There are however real and present evidence of many church ruins including in particular the notable Ballindoon Abbey on the shores of Lough Arrow, a Dominican Priory from the early sixteenth century. It contains the grave of Terence McDonough, a member of the local clan that governed much of the area prior to the post - Cromwellian seizure of the land in the parish and its dispersal amongst English settler families such as King and Nicholson, and later its transfer to landlords such as Duke, Keogh and Whitney. Despite undoubted hardship, including sustained emigration, the community survived through resilience, finding sustenance in the family, the Roman Catholic church, the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association), music and the local pubs, though not necessarily in that order. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
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In recent years, the outlook has become much brighter. Coinciding with a pick up in the Irish economy in general, plus excellent work from the local headmaster John Hughes, and the then parish priest Fr O'Connor and others, a new school was built in 2001. This was followed in recent years by several new building projects around Geevagh crossroads, invigorating the local area and making it a home to new families adding their lot to people whose families have lived there for 10+ generations. As of 2006, this good work continues today.
Notable people from Geevagh - Carmel Gunning Traditional Irish Musician
- Joe Costello Labour T.D. for the Dublin Central Constituency
- Eileen MacDonagh Contemporary artist and Sculptor
- John J McCarthy Former Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, USA in the mid 1800's
 Geevagh: Carran Hill with Lough Bo in the left foreground  Lough Arrow with some of its many islands St Brigid's RC Church, Highwood, Geevagh  Lough Nasool, making a reappearance Nov 2006
Carmel Gunning TTCT is an Irish musician, born in Sligo, Ireland. ...
Joseph Costello is a prominent person in electronic design automation (EDA) industry. ...
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